XII 81 1960 - Statistisk sentralbyrå

English summary
Since 1927 the Central Bureau of Statistics has collected information for
each year on quantity and value of commodities produced and consumption of
raw materials and fuel in mining, quarrying and manufacturing industries. In
addition data are collected on employment, wages and salaries, hours worked by
wage earners, value of fixed capital and stocks. For 1960 information has not
been collected on the insurable value of buildings, plant and machinery, capacity
of power equipment and sex of wage earners (the latter also relating to wages
paid and hours worked).
The statutory basis for the collection is the Statistics Act of April 25, 1905.
For most industry groups the statistics relate to establishments with average
employment of 6 or more. For a few groups the minimum average employment
used is 3, and for coal- and metal mining, manufacture of dairy products (except
ice-cream) and gas supply all establishments are covered. In addition information
on the main characteristics is obtained from a sample of small establishments in
all groups.
As for previous years information is not collected for Publishing. From 1960,
however, the subgroup Other processing of fish has been included.
The Norwegian Standard Industrial Classification conforms very closely with
the International Standard Industrial Classificaiton (ISIC). The cases where the
Norwegian Standard differs from the ISIC have been marked with an asterisk(*)
in the tables.
The value of gross output is given at market prices, i.e. including indirect
taxes and excluding subsidies. The same principle applies to raw materiels, fuel,
etc. However, information is also collected on indirect taxes and subsidies for these
items. Stocks are reported at market prices at the end of the year.